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Northwestern College values diversity and is committed to providing a Christian liberal arts education in the context of a diverse community of learners. That commitment finds expression in numerous ways:

Despite its setting in a rural Midwestern community, Northwestern's student population is becoming more racially diverse. The number of students of color has doubled during the past 7 years. Approximately 10% of the freshmen who enrolled in the fall of 2016 were students of color.

Northwestern's student body includes students from 24 different countries.

Among our faculty and staff are individuals from Argentina, Canada, South Africa, South Korea and Taiwan.

A number of our faculty and staff have lived, studied or served in more than 30 countries, including Argentina, Bahrain, China, Ecuador, Greece, Indonesia, Oman, Romania, South Africa, Spain and Thailand.

Scholarships of $2,500 are available to students from historically underrepresented populations who are accepted into Northwestern's Bridge Scholars program. To be eligible for the Bridge Scholars program, you must:

Be a member of a historically underrepresented population living in the U.S.

Have a high school GPA of at least 2.5 and an ACT score of at least 21 (or an SAT score of at least 1060)

Demonstrate academic and leadership potential as well as the desire and commitment to develop further as a learner and leader while in college.

The $2,500 scholarship is awarded annually to Bridge Scholars who maintain a college GPA of at least 2.5 and meet program participation requirements.

A 10-member team of faculty, staff and students, the Multi-Ethnic Resource Committee promotes the biblical values of intercultural competence and racial reconciliation. The committee works to strengthen multicultural education and awareness through student programs, curriculum development, diversity training, and campus-wide structural change. It also supports the recruitment and retention of an ethnically diverse faculty, staff, Board of Trustees and student body.

Guided by the biblical narrative of creation, fall, redemption and restoration, Northwestern College strives to pursue God’s redeeming work in the world by courageously and faithfully engaging the fullness of our similarities and differences in our learning and living together.

We embrace diversity in God’s creation,

valuing each person as created in the image of the triune God and thus intended for community

respecting the complexity of human identities

recognizing human difference as central to an education that fosters critical thinking, empathy and dialogue

We lament human brokenness,

grieving our thoughts, words and actions that diminish, caricature or isolate one another

confessing our failure to hear and respond to marginalized voices on campus and in the world

recognizing our past and current participation in unjust social systems

repenting from any form of dehumanization that distorts God’s creation

We reconcile with one another,

bridging divisions that separate people from one another and from God

partaking in courageous conversations where varied perspectives are welcome

challenging unjust systems of power, privilege, and oppression

building and sustaining social structures that foster the common good

We embody shalom,

anticipating restored creation, where people from every nation, tribe and language worship God and live in harmony